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The OFFICIAL Bonaire April 2013 Trip Report!


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#1 Cajun Diver

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Posted 28 April 2013 - 03:33 PM

I put some pics in the Bonaire 2013 photo gallery and will add more later to match what I put on Facebook.

I had a great time and will probably be back sometime this summer since I have a nephew starting to dive and figure this would be a good place to dive with him.





ADDED BY SD STAFF....Time to TELL THE WORLD WHAT A BLAST WE HAD!

Please post your post trip reports HERE! YEP...in this thread!


And post pictures in our Forums Gallery HERE and on our Facebook Page (after you like us) HERE!

We had a blast and we hope you'll join us for our Bonaire Single's Week in 2014 anticipated dates will be April 28-May 3!!! (The last on our contract!) Please VOTE HERE!!!


Edited by WreckWench, 01 May 2013 - 07:06 AM.
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#2 WreckWench

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Posted 28 April 2013 - 04:48 PM

Thanks Butch! We :wub: you!


And can you post some pics on our Facebook PAGE as we are trying to build that as well! Then you can 'share' them to group! :cool1: :wakawaka:

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Posted 28 April 2013 - 05:15 PM

I put some pics in the Bonaire 2013 photo gallery and will add more later to match what I put on Facebook.

I had a great time and will probably be back sometime this summer since I have a nephew starting to dive and figure this would be a good place to dive with him.


Thanks, Butch! Great to meet you. Until next time, take care.

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Posted 28 April 2013 - 06:07 PM

Just finished packing up my gear...:tears:/>

I really enjoyed meeting & diving with each & every one of you!!! :respect:/>

I'll always have fond memories of our trip together. :fish2:/>

Until next time, take care. :pray:/>

And another big :thankyou:/> to the :blond:/> Wench & everyone at SD.com!!! I love what you do! :cheerleader:/>

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Posted 28 April 2013 - 06:28 PM

Nice to hear it was a great trip, Tim! :)

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Posted 29 April 2013 - 07:41 AM

Thanks for the photos Butch!

Yes it was a great trip. I personally just did the check out and boat dives, which totalled 16 for my week, but I know there were people who did many more.

This was my 2nd time to Bonaire, the first was back with SingleDivers in 2008. The truth is that very little has changed. It was one of my favorite all time trips back then, and nothing really changed that this time.

Yes they have lionfish. Even saw it on a few of the resturant menus. But they were few and far between. Some of them were pretty big though.

Food was good as always, and service definitely improved as the week went on.

WW said her contract for this resort goes through next year so it sounds like this one will be up for 2014 as well. Strongly recommend this one, especially for newer divers as I found the last time. Diving doesn't get much easier than this.

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Posted 29 April 2013 - 08:45 AM

:iagree:/> , George! The easiest diving I've ever done.

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Posted 29 April 2013 - 08:47 AM

This trip was great!!!

If anyone wants to write a trip report...IT WILL BE PUBLISHED!!!

We'd love to have you write about our trip! :pray: Let me know!!!


And George is right...we for sure have one more year and I'm looking at dates now. I will post them soon!

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Posted 29 April 2013 - 08:56 AM

Dr. B, I shipped your things this morning. You'll be re-united soon! Great to room & dive with you, amigo. Wish you could have stayed the entire week!
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Posted 29 April 2013 - 10:06 AM

I wanted to say thank you to all of you for such a wonderful trip! I enjoyed your company very much, and I'm really looking forward to more trips with all of you!
Special thanks to Kamala and all of SD for putting it all together Posted Image and to all of you for all the kind words of advice and support which made me a better diver in a shorter period than I could have ever imagined. I really appreciate it. Special thanks to Mike for the candies, and Mike/Scuba Turtle for letting me lead on a scooter on a one way curvy road against the traffic. Unforgettable memories.




P.S. I now finally understood the meaning of the phrase - to feel like a fish out of water. That's definitely the way I feel on this beautiful Monday morning... Posted Image

Is the POOL open???? I'll see you by the seahorse!

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Posted 29 April 2013 - 12:17 PM

Hey Bogie we TOTALLY enjoyed you and can't wait for you to join us on a trip again! I'm moving your email address to the private forum for you as this is in the public forum!

And yes...it feels like I should be DIVING and not working! LOL! ;)

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Posted 29 April 2013 - 12:48 PM

I wanted to say thank you to all of you for such a wonderful trip! I enjoyed your company very much, and I'm really looking forward to more trips with all of you!
Special thanks to Kamala and all of SD for putting it all together Posted Image and to all of you for all the kind words of advice and support which made me a better diver in a shorter period than I could have ever imagined. I really appreciate it. Special thanks to Mike for the candies, and Mike/Scuba Turtle for letting me lead on a scooter on a one way curvy road against the traffic. Unforgettable memories.




P.S. I now finally understood the meaning of the phrase - to feel like a fish out of water. That's definitely the way I feel on this beautiful Monday morning... Posted Image

Is the POOL open???? I'll see you by the seahorse!


Bogie at 3 O'Clock!!! Seriously, Bogumil, it was an absolute pleasure to dive with you. :respect:/>

You & ScubaTurtle are absolute maniacs!!! It was great to see you progress so much in such a short period of time. Enjoy your new passion!!! You are officially addicted!!! Congratulations!:wakawaka:/>

I hope to see you on another SD.com trip before too long, amigo.

Take good care.

Buzo Guero, now renamed Rocketman by Orlando Thomas from Bonaire...

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Posted 29 April 2013 - 06:23 PM

Post some pics on our Facebook PAGE as we are trying to build that as well! Then you can 'share' them to group! Posted Image Posted Image


Hmmm... I was able to share them to the group but haven't found a way to do it to the page but will look again.

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Posted 29 April 2013 - 09:48 PM

While we're on the topic, I was having a heck of a time getting to anything on Facebook, even through my son's account. Couldn't get to the YouTube content, either.:banghead:/>

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Posted 30 April 2013 - 12:32 PM

I put some more pics in the Bonaire 2013 photo gallery, more to come later.Posted Image




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